If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Blood and smoke filled the streets of Bangkok today. Thailand’s Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has announced that the country is in a State of Emergency. Rioting protesters led by the People’s Republic for Democracy (PAD) faced violent opposition with the pro-government supporters. The PAD claims that Samak is covering up

The first time I lived in Thailand, I was 16 years old, and an exchange student at a local Thai high school in Bangkok. That was my first experience with getting charged higher prices than others because I am a “falang,” - that is a word Thai people use to classify foreigners, or non-Thais.
Some foreigners become offended when they are constantly being referred to as a “falang,” rather than by their name. Personally, I can understand enough Thai to know what people are saying when they are talking, and hearing …

Last weekend, an innocent drive in the mountains turned into a frighteningly dangerous escapade which left us zooming downhill around the winding curves at recklessly fast speeds. I was driving along when I realized the gas pedal was stuck and the car would not stop accelerating.
My close friend who I hadn’t seen in four years decided to visit Josh and I in Thailand last week and so we decided to head into the mountains to go to the highest point in Thailand. Doi Inthanon, known as …

    Yesterday evening I drove to the store with my son Josh. I pulled up to an intersection so that I could turn right and I had the green arrow so I could proceed. As I was half-way through my turn and almost free and clear - a large truck zoomed towards the passenger side of my vehicle at a very high rate of speed. I was terrified at the thought of it hitting us (especially with it being on Josh's side of the car) but thankfully he was able …

Interesting Reflections of this week in Thailand:
  Two days ago I saw an extremely large elephant on the back of a truck that was driving in front of me. It was a surprise to me as I have never seen that in Chiang Mai before. Then yesterday, my mom called me and she was very distraught and shaken up. She was at her home (she's renting a house for about $120 USD per month about 20 kms from where I live) and heard a loud crack and crashing noise. At …